Cusco, a continuation

Yesterday I met Jen and Monique to hang out in DC for the day. Jen just moved from California and is living here now and Monique, who's from Holland, has been in DC visiting for most of May. It was so great to see them and the day ended up being so much fun. We took the metro in to Eastern Market and got brunch and then explored the farmer's market and flea market. Afterwards Jen took us to Georgetown because neither Monique nor I had ever been. The highlight was Georgetown Cupcake where the line was pretty far down the sidewalk. About a minute after we started waiting, the rain began. We waited about 15 minutes but it was absolutely worth it. The cupcakes looked amazing and when I took my first bite of my peanut butter fudge one I had somewhat of a religious experience. I'm already planning in my head the next time I'll be able to go back. The rain, thankfully, was shortlived (and therefore like the South American storms) and so we walked around Georgetown for a while. There are adorable streets with canals and locks and we sat and relaxed in front of the fountain down near the Potomac. Our final event was the Machu Picchu restaurant in Falls Church. It felt so exciting to be back with my friends from Cusco, sharing really rico Peruvian food. We all shared cebiche as an appetizer and then I had pollo saltado for my main course. It was great and they even had jugo de maracuya which really made me happy. On the way back to the metro to pick up my car we listened (and danced to) some of our favorite discoteca favorites. The entire day was pretty perfect.